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Candidates, party platforms differ on need to act on climate change
October 20, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—August’s torrential rains that caused catastrophic flooding in southern Louisiana have convinced Robert Gorman that it’s time to think about being ready the next time the floods hit. Gorman, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, has been discussing with his wife pre-emptive steps to take before the water rises. […]
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The woman on the shore
October 20, 2016I found the bottle tucked away on a basement shelf with a label, in my husband’s handwriting: “Storm-charged rainwater from intense storm in late evening on August 22, 1996, which lasted from 7 to 10 p.m. with much lightning.” Did he have a use in mind for the rainwater when he bottled it? I wondered. […]
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St. Pius grads earn places on UGA homecoming court
October 20, 2016ATHENS—St. Pius X alumni Aneek James ‘13 and Frank Martin ‘13 were two of the five men recently chosen for the University of Georgia Homecoming Court. James was nominated by the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society and Martin by the university’s visitors center. James and Martin were chosen from 220 nominees. The Homecoming King and […] Full Story
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Parties front and center on economy, but what is the best path forward?
October 20, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—Both the Democrats and the Republicans put economic issues in the opening pages of their respective parties’ platforms—an indication of how seriously they take economic policy in its potential appeal to voters. The U.S. bishops did so 30 years ago in their pastoral letter “Economic Justice for All,” outlining a series of “urgent problems […] Full Story
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The Mark invites teens to connect to our Catholic faith
October 20, 2016While many of our youngsters may have browsed a magazine or two, they may not have actually purchased one. Once a very popular source of information and entertainment, magazines in general have fallen on hard times—or at least the print editions of magazines. Our teenagers may have to ask their parents to discover how fashionable […]
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Bishop Barron’s new film series ‘Pivotal Players’ is fantastic sequel to ‘Catholicism’
October 20, 2016I have been a Catholic for half my life. Prior to my conversion, I was raised in a fairly progressive Southern Baptist church, pastored at one time by one of the clergymen to whom Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed his famous “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” I was taught then, from childhood, not only a […]
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High stakes for religious freedom, free speech seen in U.S. election
October 20, 2016WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS)—With every passing U.S. election cycle, First Amendment and religious freedom-minded voters and watchdogs might be tempted to think, “This is the election that will most matter in our lifetimes.” But as recent years have brought a wave of religious liberty court battles and the federal contraceptive mandate infringing on an […]
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Playing in the dirt for a good cause
October 20, 2016LILBURN—St. John Neumann School is answering Pope Francis’ charge to care for the world’s common home. Playing in the dirt is now a part of every student’s education at St. John Neumann Regional School, Lilburn. With the help of the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, the Captain Planet Foundation, and hard-working parent volunteers, the school […]
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Holy Spirit senior’s carpet design chosen by Mohawk
October 20, 2016ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Prep School senior Andi Rozelle won a national design contest sponsored by the Mohawk Group, a flooring and textiles manufacturer. Rozelle’s design was selected from submissions in a national high school competition to create the company’s next “scratch art” carpet, a sustainable carpet line made from recycled fibers. Her design will be manufactured […]
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Local students named National Merit semifinalists
October 20, 2016ATLANTA—The nationwide pool of 16,000 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, representing less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors, must have an outstanding high school academic record, be recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn Scholastic Aptitude Test scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test. Local students […]